Recent content by KiwiM

Finau isn't on the bench but I quite like the loosie mix (including bench) on paper. Let's see how it plays out on the field. Pleased to see Tamaiti and Tupaea on the bench. Tupaea is a far better bench player than ALB and while potentially rusty, Tamaiti will be a weapon if he is anywhere...

I would say Kolisi is a big injury for them. It made a big difference when he left the field early second half - not to mention the leadership.

ABs would benefit from ALB getting suspended.

Another rubbish ALB bench performance If only it could have been predicted.......

Congrats! Simply incredible - the scramble /deep red zone defence kept you in it then you capitalised. What a game that was. Ball movement galore.

It won't be a full Ellis Park by the sounds of it thanks to the greedy South African Rugby Union ticket pricing strategy. Handy for Wallabies.

If we had a pack full of Ardies we would be absolutely fucked at ruck time. Magnificent at certain aspects of play but you need a balance. Will keep a close on Kirifi tomorrow.

There's a difference between involvement and effectiveness. Ethan Blackadder being a prime example.

It's incredible how much rope senior ABs get these days. ALB was a failed bench player last year on multiple occasions and they stick him on the bench again. You get the sense a number of these senior ABs just get glossed over with selection - ALB can cover multiple positions and is...

Blues need a winger to replace Telea. I really hope they can snag Tito-Harris. He looks a serious talent - I actually think he showed great body control to actually score the try that was disallowed - it deserved a closer look.

The more I think about it the less I understand why Jacobson is picked He didn't play a single minute of the French series He isn't going to play the Argie games And he's going to swan back in for the biggest test match of the year vs Boks at Eden Park having not played rugby for 2 months and...

Congrats Wallabies fans! Best Wallaby performance since beating the Boks under Rennie? Best wet weather Wallaby performance I can recall for a very long time. Impressive to mentally turn around after what happened last week. Speaking of turnarounds - Wallabies are night and day compared to...

Hard luck fellas. Went to the game and glad I did. Excellent atmosphere and what a game. Best performance of the Schmidt era. Wallabies lineout work was top notch and much better kicking game this week Tate made a heck of a fist of playing on the wing. Really feels like missing a trick not...

This is my issue with Morgan Turinui going off half-cocked immediately - needs to be more responsible.

Agreed with this. There's understandably an eagerness by the Stan commentary for the Aus teams to do well on this tour but he's gone over the top - non stop whinging is grating What an excellent game that was. It shows that with purpose and attitude a team brought together in one week can...